When I Came To Germany - Conference - Panel 4: Racism & Racist Violence In Germany From The 90s Until Now
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When I Came To Germany - Conference - Panel 4: Racism & Racist Violence In Germany From The 90s Until Now
- Publication date
- 2017-10-29
- Topics
- Women, Refugees, Migrants, Racism, NSU, Racial Profiling, International Women Space
- Language
- English
PANEL 4: RACISM & RACIST VIOLENCE IN GERMANY FROM THE 90S UNTIL NOW
The beginning of the 90s saw the start of a new wave of racist attacks on migrants in the reunified Germany. In the first decade of the 2000 there were the right extremist killings of the NSU, followed by an increasing number of racist assaults on „foreign looking people“. Against all of this, resistance was formed. Campaigns were developed, initiatives were created and action was taken. Recent examples are the „Ban Racial Profiling!“ campaign and the NSU-tribunal in Cologne this year.
SPEAKERS & MODERATOR
The original language of the panel was German and it was simultaneous translated to English by Winnie Yaotto and Marianne Ballé Moudoumbou.
About the conference:
International Women Space organised a two-day conference in Berlin in October 2017. There were six-panel discussions focusing on the experiences of women who came to West Germany as guest workers, to East Germany as contract workers, as migrants and refugees to the reunified Germany and of German women who are affected by racism.
The invited speakers talked about and compared their experiences of arriving and settling in Germany as well as working and organising as women here. We wanted to put the knowledge of multiple generations of migrants into a historical perspective, and create a space where we can exchange our individual and collective experiences in order to counteract false ideas of victimhood related to migrant women, whose voices are too often ignored in German society due to racism, xenophobia and sexism.
We wanted to counteract the mainstream narrative. We did not only focus on the problems that migrant and refugee women, as well as German women who are affected by racism, are constantly confronted with. We also highlighted the many and various forms of women’s resistance; in the workplace, in society and against institutional oppression.
"It was a success! We were very moved and inspired by the response to the conference, both before, during and after. On each day, over 250 women came together, exchanged experiences about political fights and resistance in Germany, learned from the histories of different generations from both East, West and reunited Germany, got to know each other, and built networks. This was made possible, despite language barriers, thanks to running translation in six languages: German, English, Arabic, Farsi, Turkish & Vietnamese. There was an atmosphere of openness and solidarity, so both speakers and participants were able to talk freely about their personal experiences.
Feedback from participants showed that an event like this was very needed, and that there is a strong wish for continued exchange, political action and networking. We consider the conference a starting point and look forward to the next steps..."
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